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LEXINGTON DISPATCH-NEWS { - I Lexington, S. C. Published Every Wednesday By LEXINGTON-PISPATCH-NEWS PUBLISHING CO. - t # " G. M. HARMAN, Editor -v* 8. J. LEAPHART, Business Manager - i ' Entered at the Post Office at Lex.^-ington, S. C., as Mail Matter of the |g-:v Second Class. V'" ?? ? Subscription Price; per Year.*.-$1.50 CASH-IN-ADVANCE " Make all communications to Lexiagton Dispatch-Newt Publishing Co., Lexington, S. C. Phone 119 WEDNESDAY, March 13, 1918. V? 'f { ? ? rn t ?g NEW FOOD fKUliKAM ; Monday is Wheatlesa Tuesday is Meatless Wednesday is Wheatless * Saturday is Porkless One wheatless meal every day ; One Meatless meal every day Save Sugar every day Save Fats every day PETIT JURY LIST. List of petit jurors to serve for the first week of Court of Common Pleas j beginning March 25th, 1918. J. Pink Mims John C. Dooley Henry S. Crim G. Cleveland Smith Alva F. Davis . ' Willie C. Kaon Jesse L. Craps ? U. Press Taylor 1 I Noah U Bice Banks L. Harmoa Ed. G. Crim J. J. Seay X*. Samp 'Williams - ' H G: CuDstid '' : **** 8. F. Bouknight j Reedy 0. Smith ** N. B. Wannamaker 1 Earl B. Seay , f W. Crosson Sease Robert F. Cumalander ? ?c * Plekena Keisler Gary D. Senn * Noah L. Kyzer f i " f A Thadeus Weed BnF. Neese ' ? Brans Hall '* > : ?* William L. Addy : : * Hiram J. Aldridge v' : i Leroy Senterfeift ' ; * % I Sam M. Rikard Lemon K. Harmon Samuel L. Shealy ! *\ John W. Bagley C. E. Risinger ^ T ; A. A. Mclver : ? Charles E. Shull TEACHERS ASSOCIATION MET SATURDAY The County Teachers association met here Saturday in the Lexington High School building and was well attended fry teachers from every section of the county. An interesting program was rendered and sev eral interesting addresses were made by the visiting teachers. The next -- meeting will be held on Arril 13th when a speaker from the University of South'Carolina will be present. i INSURANCES (After the currency pan losses it entailed, whai willing to pay for insi such disastrous experi< To-day, through ou Federal Reserve Systei it to you without any i YOU C and j THE HOME Ni I FYINm CAPITAL $50,000.00 0 F FI1 Saml. B. George, Pres. Karl F. Oswald, Cashier, DIRE' Saml. B. George, J. P. Drafts. r SUMMONS. . c STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Coxyity of Lexington* In the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS A. J.1 Sturkie, as administrator of the estate o?fGeorg:e Ann Williamson i PtaiStW^vsv Henry Hooker. Thura-' ! day Courtney, Charles Hooker, Eu- j 1 Honk ft#. ? Mordie Hooker, Sebe j Hooker, Ida Barre, Frank Gantt, Susannah Harsey. George Ann Lewis, Sarah J. Sturkie, Laura Cooper. Luther King:, Mary Jackson, and Wiley i Jackson, Defendants, j Yon are hereby Summoned and required to answer the Complaint, here in, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the subscriber, at his office at Lexington, S. C. within Twenty j Days after the service hereof, exclu-1 sive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint herein within the time aforesaid, the j Plaintiff in this action will apply to i the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. C. M. EFIRD, Attorney for Plaintiff NOTICE. n^AwJonf TVtnrc^av CIrm'rt'? 1 U Lilt: l/Lictiuauii w Bey. rlease take Notice that the Complaint in this action is now on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Court j of Common Pleas for said County and State. C. M. EFIRD. Atty for the Plaintiff. AMENDED SUMMONS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. In the COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Sarah R. Shuler, Plaintiff, vs. H. B. Kesler. J. B. Allen, as Administrator of Estate of W. Af Smith, Amanda Smith, Randolph Smith, Anna ! Brown, Adeline Hollis, Idella M. | Boozer, James E. Smith, and -Clarence G. Smith, Defendants. Ynii arp hereby summoned and re quired to answer the Complaint,1 herein, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the subsci ber at his of- j fice at Lexington, S. C. within Twenty Lays after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint herein within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will! apply to the Court for the relief de- f manded in the Complaint. C. M. Efird, Attorney for Plaintiff. CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexinton. ~TkT ni ? COURT OF (JUMMUXN ri^Ao. i J. Wade Smith. Sallie Smith, > Laura Cockerell. J. Alfred Smith, | Carry Smith, Sarah Clamp. E. L. I Clamp, B. R. Smith, and Mattiej Craps. Plaintiffs, vs. John W. Smith.1 Elmore Smith, Beulah Craps, and1 Isabel Clamp, Defendants. Under authority vested in me by! an order of the Court of Common I Pleas I will sell before the Court- f house door at Lexington. S. C. on' | sa^esdav in April during the legal ) hours of sale: All of that tract of land in said. County, and State, in Chinquepin . township, containing sixty and one- . half (60 1-2) acres, more or less.! bounded on the north by lands, now or formerly of/Arthur Smith and Frank Smitkjt/om which it is separated by a Branch and bounded on .the east by a portion of the original *?"> >* nnirt in this Droceeding to UQVU OVV John W. Smith, bounded on the I south by laftids of Bennie Smith, and on the wes by lands of estate of Hut to, beinsr / portion of the estate lands j of Mary (t. Smith and sold in this pro ! ceedinf? Jbr partition. TER1VR5 OF SALE: Cash, pur' chaser to pay for papres. 7 iH. {L. HABMON j * 4 . Clerk of Court I The Lexington Manufacturing j i Co., will run their gin on Friday I March 22. if pfif Piimivvif1M'3 TTHOUT COST 1 t\n nf 1 WV7_ with all the lv ~ " 7 i would you have been S. urance against another ^ ;nce? 9 r membership in the ^ n, we, are able to offer 9 cost whatever. ^ :an secure this insurance 9 Drotection by becoming ^ f our depositors. 9 VTIONAL BANK 1 ON, S. C. 3 RESORCES $450,000.00 ^ CERS ^3 J AS. J. wlngard, VICB-PRES. * J. E. Kaminer, Asst. Cash. CTORS ^ Jas. J. Winjfard. E. G. Dreher. 311 P. Meetze, Matthews. <5 uiiiAiiiiifciMiltlllliiti g?MMi? ! ! I ./? CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexinjtfon. R. A. Lancaster, Plaintiff, ys. Henry McPherson, Defendant. By virtue of autnonty vested in me by order of the Court in the above entitled case. I will sell before the Court House door at Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in April, the j same being the 1st day of said month ; the following real estate, to wit: "All that lot, piece and parcel of : land, situate, lying and being in the ' County of Lexington and State of j South Carolina, and being all those j lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate lying and being near the town of Brookland, and known and designated as lots 1 and 2 in block 9 on a plat of a tract of land in Lexington j County, resurveyed in accordance with a map by J. G. Guignard, survevor. reDresenting the division of the estate of John R. Shuler surveyed by T. C. Hamby May 11th, 1912, which map is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Court v for Lexington Coutny in book page 121. and having such meetes, shapes and boundaries as are deline- | ated in said plat These being the i same lots conveyed by R. A. Lan-| caster to Henry McPherson on the 10th day of August 1912. Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser; to pay for papers, revenue stamps' and recording fees. ! H. L. HARMON, Clerk of Court. Alfred J. Wallace, Jr., Plaintiff's Atty. P A f f O J/l 3.??? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. The Barre Company, Plaintiffs, vs. D. P. Tate, et al. Defendants. ! By virtue of authority vested in me by order of the Court I will sell before the Court House Door, Lexington, S. C.. during: the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in April the same being the 1st day of said month, the following described real estate to wit: "All the following described tract! of land, with the exception of a por- j tion of said tract containing two hun-' dred (200) acres, more or less, this 2nd day of November, 1914. conveyed by us to W. G. Tanner, reference to a plat of same will more fully show: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the township of Boiling Springs, in the County of Lexington. State aforesaid, containing one thousand four hundred and sixty (1460) acres, more or less, less the exception above Ivincr on hoth sides of Con ?vwvu, * j ?r> ? garee Creek, waters of Congaree River, and bounded as follows, to wit, on the north by lands of Andrew Cor ley. estate of Brown, J. M. Justice, Mrs. A. Jackson Clark; on the east by lands of William Corley and Joseph Shumpert; on the southeast by lands of Noah Shumpert and estate of John Shealy; on the west by lands of the said Mrs. A. Jackson Clark; said tract of land being more fully represented by pat thereof made by J. H. Taylor, surveyor, on the 5th day of August, A. D.. 1885. Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. H. L. HARMON ... Clerk of Court. C. M_ Efird. pltfs atty. CLERIC'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court of Common Pleas. W. B. Taylor, Assignee, Plaintiffvs. George Corley. et al. Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by order of the court in the above entitled cause, I will sell on the first Monday in April, the same being the first day of said month, during the legal l^ours of sale, before the Court I House door at Lexington, S. C., the following described real estate to wit: . "All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying: and being: in Lexington township, Lexington County, said State, containing: twenty one (21) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of W. D. Quick, T. S. Harmon and the Augrusta Road; the same being: the land formerly owned by Adam Corley deceased. bought by him from the late Sim Corley." Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers, revenue stamps, and recording fees. H. L. HARMON Clerk of Court. Timmerman. Graham & Callison, Attys. for plaintiff. IN PROBATE COURT. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. A. T. Sturkie, as Administrator of the Estate of George Ann Williamson, Plaintiff, vs. Henry Hooker, Thursday Courtney, et. al. Defendants. By virtue of an order made in this uourt airecung ui&i tut; iauua wx George Ann Williamson be sold in aid of Assets, I will sell at Public sale before the Court House Door at Lex- j ington, S. C. on Salesday in April . next during the legal hours of sale: All of that tract of land in said County and State, in Bull Swamp Township, containing Thirty Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands, now or formerly, of L. S. Hooker on j the North and South; by Rachel S. Jeff coat on the East; by L. S. Hook- I er on the West; being a part of a tract of land bought by L. S. Hooker from Elizabeth Hooker and a part of the Oliver Old Place, and was conveyed to the said deceased by L. S. Hooker, on the 22d. day of July 1908. Deed Recorded in Book 3-C at Page 511. Terms of Sale cash. Purchaser to pay for Papers. Geo. S. Drafts Judge of Probate for Lexington Co. March 11, 1918. Subscribe to The Dispatch-News, i Some Specials! at Tape's a r" HANDKERCHI f r"S j A new line of Silk Creve -if > -niruB Handkerchiefs; bright cciors ar.u del signs; all kinds of fancj cue* checks; Anniversary SaL price "-aciM r M Ladies' Cambric Ha?:-lken; hief.J soft quality, hemstitched hem; v:.-;u* 5c; Anniversary Sale price, fo|K Soft Cambric Handkerchief wit? initials: a eood value: Ai-ni/ersir? Sale price, each 5< UNBLEACHED DOMESTICS 1 36-inch Unbleached Se- island; ; limited quantity; special for A.mi versary Sale, yard 12 38-inch Unbleached Sea Island, free from motes; as long as lot lasts, very special for Anniversary Sale, yard ;5c 38-inch Unbleached Sea Island, fine, full weight, free fr ?nores; very special Anniversary Sale, Yari , 20s 36-inch Unbleached Madras ii small stripes; a limited quantity ? ?xL o r j. * a wurtn ooc. yara; very spv< iaj. Anniversary Sale, yard 20c 27-inch Bleached Middy in short lengths; perfect goods; as long as lot lasts, Anniversary Sale price, yard 3 5c 40-inch White Lawn ana Voile. in perfect short lengths; worth 25c to 35c yard; as long as lot lasts, very special Anniversary Sale price, yard American Printing Co. Wash Pab rics in light and dark colors, the ''r e- ) fade" kind; special Anniversary Sal*j] price, yard 15 j 27-inch Dress Ginghams in perfec j short lengths; a limited supply, s- i hurry; very special Anniversary Sak price, yard 15c KNIT UNDERWEAR Summer knit Combination Suits for women, fine lisle rib, "Comfy Cut;" tape in neck and arms; open lace trimmed knee. A value for 50c Sizes, 36 and 38; Anniversary Sale price 29c Combination Suits in large sizes for stout figures; Anniversary Sale price 35c "Comfy Cut" Combination Suits; fine Swiss lisle rib, umbrella and cuff knee. A garment you will be pleased with. Regular and outsize; Anniversary Sale price, the suit, 85c and $1.00 Ladies* Swiss Rib Gauze Vest; tape in neck and arms. Very elastic, full Length; 35c value; Anniversry Sale i price 25c Summer Gauze Vest, square and , V neck; tape in neck and * arms; splendid quality; Anniversary Sale] price 15c Ladies' Knit Fants, lace trimmed . knee; all sizes; good value; Anniversary Sale price 50c BLACK TAFFETA SILK JUST FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY SALE Several hundred yards of this fine: Black Taffeta Silk was secured for L this event (black only). Yard wide]| all silk or pure dye, dependable dress j' quality. Worth $1.50 in any store, j' Our price (limit, six yards), for this j i sale, yard $1.35 1 NOTION DEPARTMENT Khaki and Gray Knitting Yam for knitting army sweaters, helmets,]' scarfs and socks; Anniversary Sale; price, the hank $1.00j and $1.251 'Columbia Floss for knitting fancy1 sweaters; blue, rose, lavender, green yellow and white; Anniversary Sale,;? price, per ball 35c] Columbia Germantown in light! blue, pink, lavender and rose; Anni-j versary Sale price, the ball 50c L 36-inrh English Nainsook. Dure i soft, fine weight for fine Underwear \. 12 yards in a bolt, for special Anni-j' versary Sale price, the bolt $3.00 < 36-inch Princess Nainsook in 10yard bolts, pure soft finish. Buy 1 now, for you can save money. This nainsook is worth $2.50 bolt Our supply is limited; as long as lot lasts j < very special Anniversary Sale price. | bolt $1.98 | 36-inch English Longcloth in 10- j yard; bolts; glove finish; Anniver-j. sary Sale price, bolt $1.95 Our large stock of Utica, Mohawk; and other well known brands of! sheets are on sale at special Anniver- j sary Sale prices 72x90 Seamed Sheets, each....85c, 72x90 Seamed Sheets, each....89c j c 1 c*i ! uvACU ceameu cmeeus, u ? 72x90 Seamless Sheets, each $1.10 ] 81x90 Seamless Sheets, each$1.50 63x90 Seamless Sheets, each$1.50 63x90 Seamless Sheets, each$1.65 ' 72x99 Seamless Sheets, each$2.25j 54x90 Seamless Sheets, each$1.5oj; 81x90 Seamless Sheets, each$2.00 1 81x99 Seamless Sheets, each$2.25 ] / wo. S660 I EEPOST OF THS The Carolina 1 it Colombia in the State kof SouthB " i ^ marcn xxno. RE80U Loans and discounts? Notes and bills rtdiscounted (other than ances sold) .V ? . | Customers' liability account of "acce bank and now c? >tanding U. S. Bonds (other nan Liberty Bonds c U. S. bonds deposited to secure < value) 1............. U. S. bonds 4nd certificates o owned and unpledged Liberty bond loans: . Liberty loan bonds, unpledged 3 1-2 Bonds, securities, etc. (other than U. S Securities other than XJJ S bonds, not pledged Stocks other than Federal Reserve Bant Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per Value of banking house, Furniture and fixtures Real Estate owned other than banking Lawful reserve with federal reserve ba Items with federal reserve bank in proce able as reserve Cash m vault and net amounts due from Net amount due from banks, bankers a than included elsewhere Exchanges for clearing house Total of five items Checks von banks located outside of city and other cash item Redemption fund with United States a m. _> l. a. treasurer WCr saving certificates and thrift stamp Total LIABIL Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Less current expenses, interest, and tax Circulating notefe outstanding Net amounts due to national banks Net amount due to banks and bankers a than included above) Total bf-two items above Demand deposits (other than bank d< nouaKio davsl: \uciw31w .t ?, -y Individual deposits subject to oh< Certificates of deposit due in less for money borrowed) Certified checks Cashier's checks outstanding Dividends unpaid Total demand deposits subject to reserv< Time Deposits, subject to reserve, paya) or subject to 30 days or more notice a Certificates of deposit (other than Other time deposits Total of time deposits subject Acceptances executed for customerf Total v . ? Liabilities fot rediscounts, including tfc bank ? State of South Carolina?County of Ric I, Joseph fyf. Bell, Cashier of the abc that the above siatemeut is true to the i Subscribed and sworn to before me thi Correct? Attest: W. A. CLARK, k T.- S. BRYAN, ? <-* t\t?c oat?ttt<2 K. ULOr vniijw, Directors. DIMITY QUILTS IN OUR ANNI-j VERSARY SALE 63x90 Dimity Quilts, each..$1.50 j 72x90 Dimity Quilts, each..$1.75j 81x90 Dimity Quilts, each..$1.98; Peroxide, Glycerine and Butter-1 milk Toilet Soap, equally good in; hard or soft water; Anniversaryj Sale price,.,per cake 10c Lingerie Tape for corset covers and gowns; fast colors, in blue. | white and pink; Anniversary Sale, price, bolt 15c .i/o . . v I . ^ i ? fifserve Disiric: No. 5 2 CONDITION 05 I Carolina, at the close of business '''$ RCES. 4 ?, 834,184.93 bank accept 100,400800 $1,738,784.9$' ptances" executed by this 181,000 00>f 1917): nrculation (par $250,000;00 f indebtedness 60.000 00 250,000 OOper cent and 4 per cent. 203,550 0O; ): including stock, owned un42.016 66. [ stock 12,600 00cent, of subscription) 12,000 00 ' 175,000 00 -10,000 00 house 22,08*1 88 Dk 85,420 24 iss of collection, not avail 12,620 34 national banks 189,816 77 nd trust companies other ; 9,220 10* 41,606 38 $253,263 59 or town of reporting bank 1,523 09 treasurer and due from U. ... 10,000 00 s actually owned 718 83 $2,952,958 22 1 ITEES. $ :300,000.00 100,000 00 $90,081 57 es paid 22,594 10 67,487 47' 191,950 00 957 88 nd trust companies (other 20,317 82 $21,275 65 sposits) subject to reserve ack 834,281 77 i than 30 days (other than 3,050 00 206 25 8,085 20 ; - 30 00 ^ $845,653 22 Die after 30 days, nd postal savings: for money borrowed 1,500 OO 1,294,091 88 to reserve $1,295,591 88 131,000 00 $ 2,952,968 22. iose with federal reserve $100,400 OO hi and (ss): ve-named bank, do solemnly swear best of mv knowledge and belief JOSEPH M. BELL, Cashier, is 12th day of March, 1918.| THEO. A. BELL, Notary Public. Children's Patent Leather Belts irr red, black and white; 2 and 3 inches wide; Anniversary Sale price 2Sc and 50c Woodbury's Facial Soap for the skin, scalp and complexion; Anniversary Sale price 25c < STRIPED SILKS A big assortment of 1918 styles. Striped Taffeta Silks in the best col- 1 or combinations; truly a good lot of A them; 36-inches wide, value to $2.50. m Anniversary Sale, yard $1.85 v .. JJ